United States

• 1514 Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn

• 1906 The first motion pictures shown in Hawaii

Minnesota

• Wild rice became Minnesota’s state grain in 1977.

• The morel became Minnesota’s state mushroom in 1984.

Benton County

• The first Benton County board meeting was held at the residence of Jeremiah Russell.

• Benton was one of only three original Minnesota counties officially opened to settlers.

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